achievement
12 terms
BQ (Boston Qualifier)
🏆A marathon finish time fast enough to qualify for the prestigious Boston Marathon, the holy grail of amateur running.
CR (Course Record)
🏆Abbreviation for Course Record, the fastest time ever run on a specific race course.
Finish Line
🏆The most emotional point of any race, where the timing clock stops and the journey concludes.
LCL (Local Legend)
📚Abbreviation for Local Legend, a Strava achievement for consistency.
Local Legend
📚A title awarded on Strava to the athlete who has completed a specific segment the most times in the last 90 days.
Medal Monday
📚The Monday following a race weekend, when runners flood social media with photos of their medals.
NR (National Record)
🏆Abbreviation for National Record, the fastest time recorded by an athlete from a specific country.
PB / PR (Personal Best / Personal Record)
🏆Your fastest time ever for a specific distance—the benchmark every runner chases.
PR (Personal Record)
🏆Another term for Personal Best (PB), representing a runner's fastest time for a given distance.
Six Star Finisher
🏆A runner who has completed all six Abbott World Marathon Majors: Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York, and Tokyo.
Sub-3 (Sub-3 Hour Marathon)
🏆Completing a marathon in under 3 hours—a major milestone separating recreational runners from serious amateur competitors.
WR (World Record)
🏆Abbreviation for World Record, the fastest time ever recorded globally for a race distance.